Launched in 1989 in California, the American Iron Magazine was purchased by magazine publisher and long time motorcycle enthusiast Buzz Kanter and his TAM Communications in 1991 and moved to Connecticut, where it is still published.

In 2008 the staff of American Iron Magazine launched an on-line version for classic motorcycle enthusiasts named Classic American Iron Magazine. Limited to topics related to American made motorcycles pre-1984, Classic American Iron Magazine [2] features an on-line magazine format as well as an active bulletin board forum.

American Iron Magazine has two sister publications, Motorcycle Bagger, and Motorcycle magazine, print magazines in similar style focused on the bagger machines, and all brands respectively, Classic American Iron Magazine, an on-line magazine focused on classic American motorcycles like Harley-Davidson, Indian, Excelsior and others.